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* ''Japanese'': [[伊集院]]忠棟 ''(Ijuuin Tadamune)''

* ''Japanese'': [[伊集院]]忠棟 ''(Ijuuin Tadamune)''

Tadamune was the son of [[Ijuin Tadaao]] and an important Shimazu retainer who served in many of [[Shimazu Yoshihisa|Shimazu Yoshihisa's]] campaigns and battles, including [[Battle of Mimigawa|Mimigawa]] ([[1578]]). During [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi|Toyotomi Hideyoshi's]] invasion of [[Kyushu]] in [[1587]], Tadamune ended up assisting in negotiations between Hideyoshi and the Shimazu. He impressed Hideyoshi and found himself treated as almost an equal to the Shimazu. Tadamune in fact began to act as if he were an independent lord and was haphazard in his duties to the Shimazu. In [[1595]] he was transferred from Koyama to an 80,000-koku fief at Miyako-no-sho on Hideyoshi's orders and led over 2,000 men in the [[2nd Korean Campaign]] ([[1597]]-98). However, he was summoned on 4/4/1599 to [[Shimazu Tadatsune|Shimazu Tadatsune's]] mansion and was there murdered.  

Ijûin Tadamune was the son of [[Ijuin Tadaao|Ijûin Tadaao]] and a [[Shimazu clan|Shimazu]] ''[[karo|karô]]'' who served in many of [[Shimazu Yoshihisa|Shimazu Yoshihisa's]] campaigns and battles, including the [[1578]] [[battle of Mimigawa]].

 

He began as a musician, and was promoted to Elder (''rôjû'') in [[1566]]. He fought for the Shimazu in the conquest of [[Higo province]], and in the [[1584]] [[battle of Okitanawate]].

 

During [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi|Toyotomi Hideyoshi's]] [[Kyushu Campaign|invasion of Kyushu]] in [[1587]], Tadamune and [[Shimazu Iehisa]] were the first in [[Hyuga province|Hyûga province]] to submit to Hideyoshi's authority. Tadamune ended up assisting in negotiations between Hideyoshi and the Shimazu. He impressed Hideyoshi and was granted territory of his own in Ôsumi. Already holding a position of privilege even among the Shimazu Elders, he was granted special position among Hideyoshi's vassals as well. Tadamune also developed a close relationship with [[Ishida Mitsunari]]. In [[1595]], he worked under Mitsunari in administering Hideyoshi's [[Taiko kenchi|land survey]] within Shimazu territory. Once this was completed, Tadamune was transferred from Koyama to an 80,000 ''[[koku]]'' fief at [[Miyakonojo|Miyakonojô]]. He then led over 2,000 men in Hideyoshi's [[Korean Invasions|second invasion of Korea]] ([[1597]]-98). However, following Hideyoshi's death, he was summoned on [[1599]]/4/4 to [[Shimazu Tadatsune|Shimazu Tadatsune's]] mansion, where he was murdered.  

==References==

==References==

* Initial text from ''Sengoku Biographical Dictionary'' ([http://www.samurai-archives.com Samurai-Archives.com]) FWSeal & CEWest, 2005

* Initial text from ''Sengoku Biographical Dictionary'' ([http://www.samurai-archives.com Samurai-Archives.com]) FWSeal & CEWest, 2005.

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